Address-pad.



C. A. PIERCE.

ADDRESS PAD.

APPLIUATION FILED D110. s, 1913.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914,

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

THE MORRIS PETERS C04. PHOTO'LHHO WASH/NU 10N. n. C

G. A. PIERCE.

ADDRESS PAD.

APPLIOATION FILED 1120.3, 1913.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914 2 BHBBTB-SHEBT 2.

CHESTER .AL PIERCE, OF OSHKOSI'I, WISCONSIN.

ADDRESS-PAD.`

Literie,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. a, 1era.

Application led December 3, 1913. Serial N o. 804,534.

To AZZ whom it may concerny 13e it known that I, Crlns'rnn A. Pinnen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oshkosh, in the county of llVii'mebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Address-Pads, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to `provide an address pad for use as awriting pad for writing addresses and the like and for supporting papers or sheets of paper containing addresses.

The invention comprehends, among other features, the provision of a device particularly adapted for use on delivery `vehicles and whereby the driver can readily note the address at which certain goods are to be delivered, the pad being so arranged that it can be adjusted on the vehicle and. held in position in front of the driver so that he can readily note the particular addresses on the sheets of paper carried by the pad.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specication, in which similar' characters of rei erence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the pad; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; F ig.3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4: is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 2, showing the manner of arranging the clamp on the vehicle; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken through the pad proper; and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line (3-6 in Fig. 1, showing the pad proper in cross section and the manner of clamping the same on the supporting bar.

Referring more particularly to the views,

I disclose a clamping member' 10 preferably consisting of a plurality of sections 11 and 12, including` gripping members 13 and 14 respectively, with the said gripping mem bers adapted to encircle a bar 15 of a wind shield 16 forming a part of a vehicle 17, and connected by a bolt 18 so that the clamping member 10 will be rigidly held on the bar 15. One end of the section 12 terminates in an eye 19 and a bolt 20 having a square shank 21 passes through the eye 19, one end of a tubular member 22 having an eye 23 provided with a square opening 24 through which the bolt 20 is adapted to pass so that the square shank 21 thereof will lie in the square opening 2t of the eye 23, a thumb nut 25 having threaded connection with the free end of the bolt 20 and when screwed up thereon being adapted to adjustably support the tubular member 22 on the clamping member 10. The tubular member is adapted to extend from the wind shield 1G toward the driver seated in the vehicle and mounted to slide in the tubular member is a supporting bar 26, a suitable knurlcd screw 27 being carried on a collar 2S arranged on the free end of the tubular member 22 and adapted to extend therethrough to engage the supporting bar 26 so that the length of the supporting bar can be increased or decreased by telescoping the supporting bar relatively to the tubular member 22.

The free end of the supporting bar terminates in an upwardly extending portion 29 having connection with a suitable socket 30 secured to the rear of a holder body 31 and which has its sides forming guideways 32 adapted to receive sheets of papel' 83 therein, a swinging cover 311 being provided at one end of the holder body 31 in order to close that end of the holder body in which the papers 33 are inserted. It will now be apparent by referring to the views that the face of the uppermost paper will be presentedu before the driver and the said paper is preferably ruled and contains the addresses of the parties to whom goods are to be delivered. One side of the holder body 31 is provided with a longitudinal slot 35 in which is mounted to slide an indicator 36 including a pointer 37 adapted to extend across a portion of the face of the holder body and adjacent to the lines on the exposed sheet of paper, having the mentioned addresses thereon.

I conveniently provide a pencil holder 38 on the holder` body 31, the said pencil holder being preferably stamped or formed with the holder body and arranged on the side opposite to the side having the indicator 36 slidable thereon.

In the use of the device it will be apparent that the pad can be adjusted to suit the convenience of the driver so that it will be in front of him while he is driving from one place to another in the vehicle, and preparatory to making his rst stop the driver moves the indicator 36 to the particular address at which he is to stop. After delivering the goods at this address the driver crosses the address out with a pencil and moves the indicator to the next address, whereupon he proceeds With the vehicle to the address denoted by the indicator and delivers the goods therefor.

vlt will be understood that my device can be applied to other parts of the vehicle than the wind shield., although particularly in delivery automobiles the pad Will be held in a convenient position when applied to the wind shield of a delivery automobile or other vehicle.

From the foregoing description it Will be apparent that the device is of a simple and durable construction, can be cheaply ina-n- `ufactured, mainly from stamped material,

and Will effectively accomplish the object for which it is desired.

Having thus described my invention, l claim:

ln a pad holder', the combination with a holder body having an open front and a longitudinal slot in one of its sides, of guide Ways formed by the sides of the holder body, said holder body having its upper end open to receive paper therein, a cover swing ingly supported on the holder loody to close the upper open end thereof, and an indicator mounted to slide longitudinally and eXtend ing through the slot formed in one of the sides of the said holder body, said indicator being adapted to operate over the paper carried by the holder body.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence .of two Witnesses.

l CHESTER A. PXERGE. Vlitnesses:

H. M. JOHNSON, W. WAKEMAN HAGKETT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents Washington, 3D. C. 

